This must be true for some value of x, since we have a quantity squared yielding a positive number, and since the equation is of second degree,there must exist 2 real roots.
Well he started off correct to the point of completing the square.
ANSWER
80 units²
EXPLANATION
One way to solve this is to find the area of the blue square and the subtract the areas of the red triangles:
The blue square is 12 units long by 12 units wide. Its area is:
Then, the area of the big triangle, which has a base 12 units long and a height of 10 units, is:
The smaller triangle has a base of 4 units and a heigth of 2 units. Its area is:
So the total area of the figure is:
